NSU cleans up areas during bye week, preparing for Southland Conference opener at Nicholls State

4:38 PM,
Oct. 8, 2013

Jay Thomas

Written by

Matt Vines
mattvines@shreveporttimes.com

Northwestern State coach Jay Thomas knows his team will be rested after a bye week, but will his timing-based offense be up to speed when the Demons open Southland Conference play at Nicholls State on Saturday?

"Open dates can be good in a lot of ways, but sometimes it can be a negative for you," Thomas said. "But it felt like we got better over the bye week.

"Our nicked up guys are back to nearly 100 percent ... and we're continuing to work with our development guys who we will have to lean on in conference play." ...